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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Police Apprehend Fugitive

Mark J. Hewitt

UPDATE: Hewitt was taken into custody this morning.

On March 21 three people allegedly broke into a west-side residence, assaulted a victim with a blunt object, and robbed the victim of various items. Police made one arrest the day the incident was reported and have been conducting an investigation to determine who else was involved. Police have identified one of the other persons as 39-year-old Mark J. Hewitt.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Sells Another Tax-Foreclosed Home at a Small Profit

A third city-owned house has been sold, for more than it was worth.

The city seized 862 West First St. in April, 2009 for unpaid property taxes. It’s a one-family home, 1,300 square feet, with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms.

The home is assessed at $62,000. It was listed for sale at $74,900. It sold for $79,000.

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Fulton Daily News

Syracuse Man Arrested in Fulton for DWI Under Leandra’s Law

Fulton Police announced Monday the arrest and ticketing of a man under Leandra’s Law, which makes it a felony to drive drunk when a child is in the car.

Police allege they stopped Jeffrey J. Bryant’s car for going 41 miles an hour in a 30 mile an hour zone on the Broadway bridge.  In the car with him were an adult woman and a three month old child.

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Oswego Daily News

Nuclear Regulators Ask For Scientific Study of Cancer Rates Near Nuke Plants

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has asked the National Academy of Sciences to update its first study on the risk of cancer for people who live near nuclear power plants.

The updated study would look at cancer rates around the Nine Mile Point nuclear plants, as well as cancer rates at every other nuclear facility in the country.

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